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Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics of the intervention group and the control group

From: Short-term efficacy of a computer-tailored physical activity intervention for prostate and colorectal cancer patients and survivors: a randomized controlled trial

 

Intervention group (OncoActive, n = 249)

Control group (Usual care, n = 229)

P value

Demographic characteristics

 Age in years, mean (SD)

66.55 (7.07)

66.38 (8.21)

.81

 Gender, n (%)

.20

  Male

212 (85.1)

204 (89.1)

  Female

37 (14.9)

25 (10.9)

 Education, n (%)

.15

  Low

109 (44.0)

114 (50.0)

  Middle

70 (28.2)

47 (20.6)

  High

69 (27.8)

67 (29.4)

Cancer related characteristics

 Type of cancer, n (%)

.34

  Prostate

149 (59.8)

143 (62.5)

  Colorectal

100 (40.2)

86 (37.5)

 Treatment phase, n (%)

.42

  During treatment

19 (7.6)

14 (6.1)

  After treatment

230 (92.4)

215 (93.9)

 Time since last treatment in months, mean (SD)

5.64 (3.84)

5.17 (3.49

.16

 Type or treatment, n (%)

  Surgery

186 (81.2)

192 (77.1)

.27

  Chemo

41 (17.9)

44 (17.7)

.95

  Radiotherapy

63 (27.5)

80 (32.1)

.27

  Hormonal treatment

8 (3.5)

10 (4.0)

.76

Health related characteristics

 BMI, mean (SD)

26.39 (3.38)

26.74 (4.41)

.32

 Comorbidities yes, n (%)

87 (35.2)

86 (38.2)

.46

 Fatigue, mean (SD)

58.95 (23.31)

57.54 (24.25)

.52

 Anxiety, mean (SD)

3.75 (3.22)

3.37 (2.95)

.18

 Depression, mean (SD)

3.54 (3.54)

2.80 (2.91)

.01

 General HRQoL, mean (SD)

80.01 (16.81)

82.06 (14.15)

.15

 Physical Functioning, mean (SD)

86.57 (14.39)

86.58 (14.80)

.99

PA characteristics

 MVPA SQUASH, mean (SD)

798 (721)

873 (764)

.27

 MVPA ActiGraph, mean (SD)

271 (211)

293 (230)

.30

 Days ≥30 min PA SQUASH, mean (SD)

3.67 (2.05)

3.86 (2.07)

.34

 Days ≥30 min PA ActiGraph, mean (SD)

3.23 (2.46)

3.38 (2.38)

.52

 PA intention, mean (SD)

7.61 (1.35)

7.74 (1.48)

.32